1985 Dallas Cowboys
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 357 points (22.3/g), 11th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 333 points (20.8/g), 14th.
Differential of 24 points (1.5/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 8.7-7.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 5th.
Simple Rating System: Total 0.2, Offense: 0.6, Defense: -0.3, SoS: -1.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Tom Landry (10-6-0)
Training Camp: California Lutheran College (Thousand Oaks, California)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Danny White | 33 | 9 | 14 | 267 for 450, 3,157 yards, 21 td, 17 int, & 22 rushes for 44 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1974 |
| RB | Tony Dorsett | 31 | 8 | 16 | 305 rushes for 1,307 yards, 7 td, & 46 catches for 449 yards and 3 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1977 |
| FB | Timmy Newsome | 27 | 5 | 13 | 88 rushes for 252 yards, 2 td, & 46 catches for 361 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 162nd pick / 1980 |
| WR | Tony Hill* | 29 | 8 | 14 | 74 catches for 1,113 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for -6 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1977 |
| WR | Mike Renfro | 30 | 7 | 16 | 60 catches for 955 yards, 8 td | Houston Oilers / 4th / 98th pick / 1978 |
| TE | Doug Cosbie* | 29 | 6 | 16 | 64 catches for 793 yards, 6 td | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1979 |
| LT | Phil Pozderac | 26 | 3 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 137th pick / 1982 | |
| LT | Chris Schultz | 25 | 2 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 189th pick / 1983 | |
| LG | Glen Titensor | 27 | 4 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 81st pick / 1981 | |
| C | Tom Rafferty | 31 | 9 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 119th pick / 1976 |
| RG | Kurt Petersen | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 105th pick / 1980 |
| RT | Jim Cooper | 30 | 8 | 15 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 164th pick / 1977 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Too Tall Jones | 34 | 11 | 16 | 13.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1974 |
| LDT | John Dutton | 34 | 11 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1974 |
| RDT | Randy White*+ | 32 | 10 | 16 | 10.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1975 |
| RDE | Jim Jeffcoat | 24 | 2 | 16 | 12.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1983 |
| LLB | Mike Hegman | 32 | 9 | 15 | 5.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1975 |
| MLB | Eugene Lockhart | 24 | 1 | 15 | 3.5 sacks, 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 152nd pick / 1984 |
| RLB | Jeff Rohrer | 27 | 3 | 13 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1982 |
| LCB | Everson Walls* | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 9 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Ron Fellows | 27 | 4 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1981 |
| SS | Dextor Clinkscale | 27 | 5 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Michael Downs | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Rafael Septien | 32 | 8 | 0 | 19 of 28 field goals & 42 of 43 extra points | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 258th pick / 1977 |
| P | Mike Saxon | 23 | Rook | 0 | 81 punts for a 41.9 average, 1 blocked | Detroit Lions / 11th / 300th pick / 1984 |
| PR | Bill Bates | 24 | 2 | 2 | 22 punt returns for a 6.9 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Robert Lavette | 22 | Rook | 0 | 34 kick returns for a 20.1 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 103rd pick / 1985 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Vince Albritton | 23 | DB | 7 | 1 | 215 | 6-2 | Washington | 7/23/1962 | 1 | |
| 87 | Gordon Banks | 27 | WR | 2 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Stanford | 3/12/1958 | 5 | |
| 40 | Bill Bates | 24 | DB | 16 | 2 | 204 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 6/6/1961 | 2 | |
| 99 | Kevin Brooks | 22 | DT-DE | 11 | 0 | 277 | 6-6 | Michigan | 2/9/1963 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1985 |
| 47 | Dextor Clinkscale | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 192 | 5-11 | South Carolina St. | 4/13/1958 | 5 | |
| 61 | Jim Cooper | 30 | T-C-G | 15 | 15 | 262 | 6-5 | Temple | 9/28/1955 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 164th pick / 1977 |
| 85 | Fred Cornwell | 24 | TE | 16 | 1 | 236 | 6-6 | USC | 8/7/1961 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 81st pick / 1984 |
| 84 | Doug Cosbie* | 29 | TE | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-6 | Holy Cross,Santa Clara | 3/27/1956 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1979 |
| 55 | Steve DeOssie | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Boston Col. | 11/22/1962 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 110th pick / 1984 |
| 33 | Tony Dorsett | 31 | RB | 16 | 16 | 192 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 4/7/1954 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1977 |
| 26 | Michael Downs | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-3 | Rice | 6/9/1959 | 4 | |
| 86 | Kenny Duckett | 26 | WR | 3 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 10/1/1959 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1982 |
| 78 | John Dutton | 34 | DT-DE | 16 | 15 | 266 | 6-6 | Nebraska | 2/6/1951 | 11 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1974 |
| 42 | Ricky Easmon | 22 | DB | 8 | 1 | 158 | 5-10 | Florida | 7/3/1963 | Rook | |
| 27 | Ron Fellows | 27 | DB | 13 | 11 | 178 | 6-0 | Missouri | 11/7/1958 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1981 |
| 46 | Todd Fowler | 23 | TE | 8 | 1 | 221 | 6-3 | S.F. Austin | 6/9/1962 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 25th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 83 | Leon Gonzalez | 22 | WR | 11 | 0 | 162 | 5-10 | Bethune-Cookman | 9/21/1963 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 216th pick / 1985 |
| 58 | Mike Hegman | 32 | LB | 16 | 15 | 227 | 6-1 | Alabama A&M,Tennessee St. | 1/17/1953 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1975 |
| 80 | Tony Hill* | 29 | WR | 15 | 14 | 199 | 6-2 | Stanford | 6/23/1956 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1977 |
| 14 | Gary Hogeboom | 27 | QB | 16 | 2 | 205 | 6-4 | Central Michigan | 8/21/1958 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 133rd pick / 1980 |
| 77 | Jim Jeffcoat | 24 | DE | 16 | 16 | 274 | 6-5 | Arizona St. | 4/1/1961 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1983 |
| 23 | James Jones | 27 | RB | 16 | 2 | 200 | 5-10 | Mississippi St. | 12/6/1958 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 80th pick / 1980 |
| 72 | Too Tall Jones | 34 | DE | 16 | 16 | 271 | 6-9 | Tennessee St. | 2/23/1951 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1974 |
| 68 | Crawford Ker | 23 | G | 5 | 0 | 288 | 6-3 | Florida | 5/5/1962 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1985 |
| 29 | Robert Lavette | 22 | RB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Georgia Tech | 9/8/1963 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 103rd pick / 1985 |
| 56 | Eugene Lockhart | 24 | LB | 16 | 15 | 234 | 6-2 | Houston | 3/8/1961 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 152nd pick / 1984 |
| 30 | Timmy Newsome | 27 | RB | 14 | 13 | 232 | 6-1 | Winston-Salem St. | 5/17/1958 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 162nd pick / 1980 |
| 16 | Steve Pelluer | 23 | QB | 2 | 0 | 209 | 6-4 | Washington | 7/29/1962 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 113th pick / 1984 |
| 59 | Jesse Penn | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Virginia Tech | 9/6/1962 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 44th pick / 1985 |
| 65 | Kurt Petersen | 28 | G | 16 | 16 | 264 | 6-4 | Missouri | 6/17/1957 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 105th pick / 1980 |
| 97 | David Ponder | 23 | DT | 4 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Florida St. | 6/27/1962 | Rook | |
| 81 | Karl Powe | 23 | WR | 15 | 1 | 175 | 6-2 | Alabama St. | 1/17/1962 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 178th pick / 1985 |
| 75 | Phil Pozderac | 26 | T | 14 | 9 | 277 | 6-9 | Notre Dame | 12/19/1959 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 137th pick / 1982 |
| 64 | Tom Rafferty | 31 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 256 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 8/2/1954 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 119th pick / 1976 |
| 82 | Mike Renfro | 30 | WR | 16 | 16 | 184 | 6-0 | TCU | 6/19/1955 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 98th pick / 1978 |
| 70 | Howard Richards | 26 | G-T | 7 | 0 | 263 | 6-6 | Missouri | 8/7/1959 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 26th pick / 1981 |
| 50 | Jeff Rohrer | 27 | LB | 15 | 13 | 228 | 6-3 | Yale | 12/25/1958 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1982 |
| 89 | Brian Salonen | 24 | LB-TE | 16 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | Montana | 7/29/1961 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 278th pick / 1984 |
| 4 | Mike Saxon | 23 | P | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | San Diego St. | 7/10/1962 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 11th / 300th pick / 1984 |
| 66 | Chris Schultz | 25 | T | 16 | 8 | 277 | 6-8 | Arizona | 2/16/1960 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 189th pick / 1983 |
| 22 | Victor Scott | 23 | DB | 16 | 3 | 200 | 6-0 | Colorado | 6/1/1962 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 40th pick / 1984 |
| 1 | Rafael Septien | 32 | K | 16 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | La-Lafayette | 12/12/1953 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 258th pick / 1977 |
| 60 | Don Smerek | 28 | DT-DE | 10 | 1 | 255 | 6-7 | Nevada-Reno | 12/20/1957 | 4 | |
| 67 | Broderick Thompson | 25 | T-G | 11 | 1 | 295 | 6-5 | Kansas | 8/14/1960 | Rook | |
| 32 | Dennis Thurman | 29 | DB | 16 | 3 | 176 | 5-11 | USC | 4/13/1956 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 306th pick / 1978 |
| 63 | Glen Titensor | 27 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 263 | 6-4 | UCLA,BYU | 2/21/1958 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 81st pick / 1981 |
| 71 | Mark Tuinei | 25 | T-C-DT | 16 | 0 | 302 | 6-5 | UCLA,Hawaii | 3/31/1960 | 2 | |
| 24 | Everson Walls* | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 6-1 | Grambling St. | 12/28/1959 | 4 | |
| 11 | Danny White | 33 | QB-P | 14 | 14 | 193 | 6-2 | Arizona St. | 2/9/1952 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1974 |
| 54 | Randy White*+ | 32 | DT-LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 257 | 6-4 | Maryland | 1/15/1953 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1975 |
| 38 | John Williams | 25 | RB | 8 | 0 | 213 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 10/26/1960 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 225.3 | 6-2.6 | 3.7 |